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Housing in NR32 2RF

What the homes in NR32 2RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Normanston & Oulton Broad East
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,537 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (36.5%). Flats make up 12.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NR32 2RFEngland
Detached36.5%22.9%
Semi-detached32.6%31.5%
Terraced12.9%23%
Purpose-built flat7.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home5.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.3% of households in the NR32 2RF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.9% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.

NR32 2RF
73%
14%
England
  • Owned73.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented11.9%20.5%
  • Social rented14.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NR32 2RFEngland
Owned outright46.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council11.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NR32 2RFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.2%). 17.8% of households include dependent children.

NR32 2RFEngland
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in East Suffolk

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in East Suffolk (August 2026, +5.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

East SuffolkEngland
All homes£842£1,459
One bedroom£603£1,195
Two bedrooms£792£1,335
Three bedrooms£940£1,489
Four or more£1,341£2,161
Detached£1,121£1,640
Semi-detached£920£1,449
Terraced£844£1,435
Flat or maisonette£651£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NR32 2RF (Normanston & Oulton Broad East) (about 1,537 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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